Open AccessAssessment of age of majority by measurement of open apices of the third molars using Cameriere′s third molar maturity index
Author(s) -
Preeti Sharma,
Vijay Wadhwan,
SM Ravi Prakash,
Pooja Aggarwal,
Neeraj Sharma
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of forensic dental sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0975-2137
pISSN - 0975-1475
DOI - 10.4103/jfo.jfds_31_16
Subject(s) - molar , forensic science , mandibular third molar , maturity (psychological) , dentistry , biological age , medicine , demography , orthodontics , veterinary medicine , gerontology , psychology , developmental psychology , sociology
Evaluation of biological age of a living subject around the legal cutoff age for adulthood has become a grave concern for forensic experts in India, mainly due to the consequences of criminal obligations in judicial proceedings. Thus, this study was planned to examine the open apices of third molars in discriminating between individuals who are aged 18 years or older and who are not 18 years or older and to assign a cutoff for estimation of the age of 18 years.